Rule-holder.



A. G. G. WAHL.

RULE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1910 989,21 3. Patented Apr. 11, 1911 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARNOLD C. G. WAHL, OF LOUISIANA, MlISSOURI.

RULE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed June 13, 1910. Serial No. 566,492.

to the accompanying drawings, forming a My invention relates toimprovements in rule holders, especially designed for mechanics andbuildersnse and arranged to 'firmly 'retain rules, and the like, ingarment pockets, the object of mylinvention being to construct, from asingle piece of sheet metal, an improved rule holder arranged to receiverules and the like, there being integral friction devices for engagementwlth the rule and an integral part arranged to secure the holder withinthe pocket.

For the above purposes my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described, pointed out in the claim and illustratedby theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a (perspective illustratingmy invention applie to a rule pocket on a pair of overalls, showing arule and pencil held therein; Fig. 2 is a perspective of the completeholder removed from the pocket; Fig. 3 is an enlarged, sectional.elevation illustrating my holder as applied to a pocket and showingtherein, in dotted lines, a pencil; Fig. 4 is a sectional plan taken onthe line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a rear elevation.

of the complete holder; and Fig. 6 is an illustration of a blank fromwhich the-complete holder may be made.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing: 1 designates thefront of the holder; having at the upper margin an integral extension 2in which there are V- shaped incisions 3 from which are struck the spurs4, the extension 2 being bent downwardly and outwardly to stand in apositionforward of the front 1, the spurs 4 being inclined toward thefront as required to securely hold the holder within the pocket byengagement with the body of the pocket adjacent its top margin.

5 designates the right hand side wall of the pocket and which is formedintegral with the front 1.

6 and 7 designate the back portions of the holder which are formedintegral with the side wall 5.

8-8--8-designate integral rule-holding leaf springs with their uppermargins united withthe back portion 6, their lowermost margins bein freefrom the back portion 7. Each of t e side margins of each springinclines so that the sprin s may of the rule holder.

9 and 10 design te the left hand wall members of the rul holder, thewall memberfi) being formed tegral with the front 1 and the wall member10 being formed integral with the back portions 6 and 7. The side wallmember 9 is p ovided with notches 11 in its upper and lo\ er margins andthe wall member 10 is provided with integral flaps f2 at its upper andlower margins, which flaps coact with the notches 11 for securelyholding the wall members} and 10 together.

As shown in Fig. 6, the blank is provided with angular cut away ortions13 which, when the parts are fol ed, form angularupper margins 14.- forthe side walls and' chamfered corners 15 for the upper end of the back.

freely move relatili each. other and t ebody By such a construction ofholder I am pendently of each other, and are wholly within the compassof the holder proper, thereby protected from outside pressures.

As shown the holder is provided with three separate springs 8,therefore, it is obvious that this particular form of holder i may holdseparately and independently three separate articles or, as shown inFig. 1, a ruler and pencil may be held. In this case, two of the springs8 engage and hold the ruler while the third spring 8 engages the: pencilonly. By reason of the arrangement of the back portions6and 7 the pocketfie 989,21

is held open for considerable of its length and the ruler or pencils areengaged only by said springs, thereby making the insertion of the rulersor pencils an easy operation for the reason that the pocket proper isfully expanded to receive them. The notch 11, at the upper end of theholder to gether with the adjacent chamfered or inclined upper edge i lof the side Wall 10 expedites the Withdrawal and replacement of therule. Furthermore, the flaps 12 engaging the notches 1i, in both theupper and lower ends of the said side Walls 9, not only prevent thevertical movement of the overlapping side Walls,.but they also preventhorizontal-movement of the same, and if, for any reason, it shouldbecome de s-irable to repair or readjust the ends of the the said flaps12 in a manner previously described I claim:

An improved rule holder, comprising a single sheet of metal bent" toform a rigid and substantially rectangular body, having a side-Wall madeup of vertical overlapping members, the outer of which has at its upperand lower edges notches, integral bendable flaps projecting from theopposite overlapping member and engaging said notches to detaehably holdthe side Walls in position suitable retaining springs projectinginwardly from the back of the holder, and a suitable device at the, endof the back for retaining the holder in position within the wearerspocket. v

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specifieationpinpresence of two subscribing Witnesses. I

ARNOLD C. G. WAHL.

lVitnesses: I

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